Hair Stats & Facts
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
- The human scalp has 100,000 to 150,000 hair follicles.
- Healthy hair grows at a rate of one-fourth to one-half inch per month.
- About 50 to 100 hairs are shed daily from a healthy scalp.
- As of 2003, only two pharmaceutical hair restoration agents have been approved by the FDA: topical agent minoxidil (Rogaine) and orally-administered agent finasteride (Propecia).